From: DJ Jazzy Linefeed <john.d.perkins@...>
Date: 2008-05-17T06:10:05+09:00
Subject: ruby 1.9 hates you and me and the encodings we rode in on so just get 	used to it.

def prep_file(path)

  ret = ''

  x = File.open(path)

  x.lines.each do |l|
    l.gsub!('\n', ' ')
    ret << l
  end

  puts ret

end
...
compare.rb:64:in `gsub': broken UTF-8 string (ArgumentError)
	from compare.rb:64:in `block in prep_file'
	from compare.rb:63:in `each_line'
	from compare.rb:63:in `call'
	from compare.rb:63:in `each'
	from compare.rb:63:in `prep_file'
	from compare.rb:144:in `<main>'

Hm. Okay, I love you ruby, we can just talk this thing out and I can
get back to...

  x.lines.each do |l|
    ret << l
  end

# (I love you too)

Alright baby, Daddy gets confused and angry sometimes... do you wanna
make a little string love...?

  ret = ''

  x = File.open(path)

  x.lines.each do |l|
    ret << l
  end

  puts ret.class

# String

Mhm, it smells like you do. Why don't we take this off...

  x.lines.each do |l|
    ret << l
  end

  puts ret.gsub!('a', 'test')

end
...
compare.rb:69:in `gsub!': broken UTF-8 string (ArgumentError)
	from compare.rb:69:in `prep_file'
	from compare.rb:145:in `<main>'

Hey, Ruby, if it's that week of the month we can just cuddle. Here,
try this...


  x.lines.each do |l|
    ret << l
  end

  puts ret
...
# (big string)

See, thats good. Thats a string and that's something we have in
common, maybe we were just talking about different encodings. Let's
see what it's made of.

  puts ret.encoding

# UTF-8

I'm gonna go get a gallon of milk and I'll be back soon. You wait
right there. (grumbles)